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CANTON GERMANS.

Some. lilumainating Facts Concerning their Activities.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1915.

REMARKABLE AUDACITY.

CHINESE ROBS BOXES IN

POST OFFICE,

Several Cheques Found in his Possession,

Was

not

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

ZEPPELINS OVER .CROMER.

AIRSHIPS FLASHING SEARCHLIGHTS. GOING SOUTH-EAST.

Ten Saved from the Saphir.

POPE EMPHASISES VATICAN'S NEUTRALITY,"

DISCOVERY "IN

HONGKONG.

Gold Bars Found on the Frisla

American newspapers stalo that, after lying in Hongkong harbour for several weeks na a prize of war, the Hamburg American liner Frisis was the acone (dizan textraordinary die covery. In removing some life- bsite for the purpose of drying them, the bottom of the receptacle was found to be "covered" with bars of gold to the value of $12,000, which had been over- looked on capture.

CHINESE WEDDING.

CIGARETTE & TOBACCO

FUND.

For the Allied Forces at tho Frent.

Amounte MOKODA

ledged to the 18th January 1915 ...$1,901.57 List No. 1:

Mars H. A. Taylor,

P. D. Kayser, J, A. Howe & A. Fang 31.

List No. 2:

Mr. James Gordon List No: 3:

Mesars, J. Blake, T. Waldron, H. F Bunjes, A. MoKer- by and another $1 G. H. P.

List No. 18:

Mr. A. Weill

Mr R. Pithio.

Grandson of the late Hon. Wang Lies No 18 B.

“Shing "Married.

Collected by Miss

Walker Captain Lennox Mr. A. Dias.... Meera G. H. Wilson,

Mian Pele

The Imperial Merchant Service Guild are informed by their re- presentative at Canton that ho has drawn attention, thora to the

For some considerable time, we fact that although all the Ger- mans and Austrians have been 61-are informed, the authorities have pelled from Hongkong. Fetslarge had their suspicions that someone number of them remained in the was tampering with the bores in Chinese Maritime Cuatoma, and the Box Dapartment of the Post in the course of their duties Office, and it was decided to lay boarded British ships in Chinese the roguo by the bsele.. ports. It is understood that theTo this end an envelope con- Government on the spot have taining special papers was placed taken the necessary steps in deal in the box lessed by Chinese ing with this matter. At Shameen, hong, and a special watch was put which is contiguous to Canton, on. Yesterday the trap was suc- baing a Concession, the British cessful. A Chisere, aged 17 years, Government had no power to ex came along to take the letters pel them from there but the from a neighbouring box, which Guild representative spread the he had a right to open, but he story about that 150 Volunteers was not content with that and from Hongkong were on their way tried his hand on another. The to arrest the Germans or Austri- one be opened ana remaining there with the looked, and this was the box con-

The wedding took place this afternoin, at the To Chai church, result that they all cleared out taining the specially-prepared

of Mr. Wong Pkie and Miss into Chinese Territory.

envelope. The Guild are advised by their After taking the package, he went

Tang Yoon yee, daughter of the representative that the German outside the building and com-

Late Mr. Tanug King, the well- known local contractor. The Consulate at Shameen haemenced to examine the contents, purchased a Canton native paper and while busy in this respect he

bridegroom, who is a member of the Hongkong University, is the},{" and is publishing in it the most was surprised and inconvenienced

son of Mr. Wong Wing-ohin, of scurrilous articles concerning the by the pressing attentions of s

Robinson Road, and the grand- British, stating, amongst other Chinese detective.

on of the late Hon. Wong things, that the German prisoners to the Police Station, Inspector

Enemy Re-take Some Trenches.

Shing, who was, for many years. of war who are interned at Hong-McDonald ordered him to be

a member of the Legislative - kong are only allowed three conta searched, and there were found

Jan. 22,-5.55 p.m. sday for food, when, as a matter on him several cheques, with an

An extremely violent bombardment, in the forest of Apremont, in the public. life of Hongkong Council,and a prominent figure in of fact, they are being fed better aggregate face value of $1,635.Ay a communique, prevented us from retaining 150 metres of Mr. Wosg ia also a nephew of the

At the Police Court, this morn German trenches which we had, captured. The enemy at Biis-le-Hon, Mr. Wei Yak, O, M. G. stated in this paper that the ing, Me. Smith, representing the Pretre re-took a part of the trenches which we captured on Wednes British and French in Franca are postal authorities, prosecuted the day, we holding our own all along the rest of the position. The Ger retreating all the time, that Paris Faath and explained what happen maas fired six heavy calibre projectiles at Saint Dis; but without is being bombarded and that the ed to the Bench, Mr. Wood found doing serious damage. British have lost a great number him guilty and sent him to gaol of their Dreadnoughts. The Guild for three months with hard labour, representative reports, however, that, owing to the fact that Ger- mans and Austrians have all elos- ed up business the Chinese are not attaching as much importance to these statements as otherwise they would.

then the Volantears. It is also

И hontakon

BORN AT SEA.

Interesting event on Board 8.8. Honam,

APPLICATION.

BANKRUPTCY

Has the War Affected the Value of Property?

On the last trip to Canton made

[Reator's Service to The "Telegraph."]

German Batteries Silenced.

Dar artillery, between the Schlucht and Bonhomme passes," silenced the enemy's batteries.

Hand to Hand Struggles.

by the Rev. T. W. Pearce, in presence of a large gathering of

The ceremony was performed

friends of the bride and 'bride. groom, and subsequently a re- ception was held at the Hung Sa Lid restauradi.

FOOTBALL

"A.O.D., and L.D.... Mars J.TM. and R. Kennedy

List No 23;

"Tipperary Dalco

(Virago) Stock again n Sasag

Brodie

Mr. T. G. Sinclair ... Smoker's party al *** Mesers, W. H. Smith, O. F.. A. L. Gnos N. G, Guzheat, E, J.

T. Warren, P.O. P., Becoles Gin, Bitters, Gin

and Vermonth Wildman from Bor

118

neo, Australian,

Cocktail, HKVE,

Can't think

An infantry engagement at Weilerkopf continues with extreme fierceness, marked by regalar hand to hand struggles. Dar artil-Draw for the Shield Competition. List No. 25 :-- lery before Dannemarie dispersed the concentrations of the enemy.

Allies" Progress on the Lombaertzyde Rozd,

Jan. 22, 5.45 p.m.

A Paris communique says:-The Germans bombarded Nien port with considerable violence. We progressed slightly eastwards of the Lombaertzyde high road. Our artillery, between Ypres and teries and concentrations.

The annual meeting in con- nection with the Hongkong Foot- laat evening, when it was reported ball Shield Competition was held that six teams had entered the

by the Steambost Company's 8.9 the Oise achieved some auccesssa against the German works, bat competition, namely:-The Hong-

Honam, there was some amount of excitement among the pausen- In the case of Ng Pingam, gera when it was discovered that hearing of petition, in the Bauk-second class, was about to give a Chinese woman, travelling ruptcy Court, yesterday afternoon, birth to a child. Someone told the Mr. Agassiz said he appeared for

Trench Re-taken from Germans.

the petitioning creditor and he captain and the captain told the sons is unchanged. We re-tok, near Barry au Bay, a trench we The communique continusa:-The infantry situation at Bois asked for a receiving order. The compradore, and the compradore had previously been compelled to evacuate, owing to a violent

made a pilgrimage among the bombardment.

debt was one of $560, due on a second-class and deck passengers promissory note.

skilled in such matters, who might in search of some womanly soul, be prepared to attend to things.

The Official Receiver objected to an order on the grounds that the allegation with regard to the assets of the estate was not correct.

His search resulted in the dis- The property, it was said, had covery of a lady whose chiel

'Enemy's Unsuccessful Attack.

kong FC., Navy, RG.A., B., Police, and a team from the Second Division of the Hongkong Football League.

The draw for the first round resulted as follows:-

Navy v. R.G.A.

H.K.EU... Police. The two remaining teams.drew: byes and will meet in the semi- finale. The first round is to be completed by February 20, the

final on March 27..

The Germans have male an unsucessful night attack north-semi-final by March 13, and the westwarda of Beauicjour.

French Stock.. (Havas Telegrams.) French stock stands at Fr. 73.35.

Jan, 21, 5.30 am.

Allles" Positions Maintained. Apremont forest, where we repulsed a counter-attack. We strongly Our artillery progressed north-west of Beausejour, and also in maintained our positions in Ls Pretre wood.

decreased in value since the war. knew nothing about obstetrica. recommendation was that ebé He thought the Court should have However, she appears to have been some farther information in the willing to learn. Captain Bell matter before granting the order. Smith had the patient placed in Mr. Agassiz said this was the one of the state-rooms and when,

Fatal Ending to a Fall, The cook who, as reported.io fret time he had had any intim later, he called to make inquiries

our issue of Thursday, fell down. ation that the question of the he found all well.... The officers

has since died in hospital. the hold of the s., Henng Shap, ausots was going to be raised on and passengers the application. He had never the hat," and the sum of twenty- passed round

Absconding Boy. heard before that it was the duty five dollars was quickly raised, muniques, notably those allading to French losses, which are really that her servant boy has a becond- Street, bas reported to the Police Mre. Everest, of Pottinger of the petitioning creditor to as a useful present for the new-inferior to what the German official report declares. From Nov-ed with six dollars belonging to furnish a fall and complete valaa comer to begin life with. tion of the property. There was evidence before his Lordship that there were substantial equities and that was quite sufficient to enable a receiving order to be made.

The Oficial Receiver said the property had depreciated twenty- five per cent, since the war.

Mr. Agassiz said that should

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

have been in an affidavit, It Corps Orders issued to-day by would be seen that three of Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, "V. D., those properties were situated in stats: Queen's Road Central, and he did

Jained Pte. G. H. Pieroy not think it could be suggested joined the Corps on 22nd inst, that property in that neighbour allotted Corps No. 1736 and hood had-depreciated twenty-five poated to Scouts Company. per cent, in value.

General Joffre's Repudiation of German Lies. General Joffre's Notice clears up all the lies of German com

Suicide.

Collected by Mr.

Davies. Mr. Mastard Nem 1 Compradore... Mr. G. W. Caspenste Mr. Wai Loong and

friend $1. Hiokie of the Buffe, Uhan Wan Churi Carnegie, Tikoo Rockfeller.

List No. 34. N. H. 'N.

List No. 35: Mr. G. B Sayer List No. 36 :— «

Mesara, W. V. Penuel,

8. Paal, D. Hollo way, P. Sainty, D

Wilson,

List No. 87 :-

A GOOD TIME

Austrian and German War Prisoners Wander at WI.

London, November 27 (corre pondence of the Asociat Preae)-One small squad of Re■ waa Goldiers is serving as the gard for 100,000 Austrian and German prisoners, whose prian 4.00 alla consist of 4,000 miles of rzen sleppes separating them 5.00 from the borders of their own

ountries.

These prisoners are interned at Simipalatinsk, on the Irish river, usar the briers of western 5.00 Mongolia.

2.00 Hero splendid quarters were found in the big barracks erected 500 for the mobilisation of the Rus 5.00 ian army and unoccupied since is departure for the front,

Every morning at 8 o'clock the prisoners are released from the 3.10 barracks and permitted to wander 25 about at will. When they depart 1.00 in the morning they are told that

unless they report at the bar 3.00 racks by nightfall they will be locked out and at this time of the 1.00 year in that bleak country this

would mean certain death, nat there are practically no places where they could obtain shelter, The freedom of the prisoners 5.00 during the day is absolute, even to the extent of accepting employ- 5.00 ment from local mining com

-16,60

9.00

12,00

4.00nies, 8.00

One of the bandicaps to the 3 QU development of South-eastern Siberia is the lack of rands, and it is likely that the Russian War Dapariment will be asked to put these prisouts to road-making. They have within tueir ranks not only the necessary manual labourers, but the equally import- aut engineering staff to plan and supervise the work,

16,00

47.50

5,00 2.00

·2,00

2,00

2.00

13.00

10.00

5.00

The problem of caring for the German and Aus rian prisonera in Russia is already becoming Acute as the number icoreases, and the Russian Government probably will elcome any plan which will sonble the prisoners to be self-supporting.

An artiche of the Russian-- Government now in London, who lift Petrograd only last week, states that he was informed by an official of the Department of the Interior, which has charge of the maintenance of the prisonere that there are now in Rusis, ex clusive of the Geriaans reported. e captured in the operations now under way in North Poland, 750,000 Austrian and German prisoners of war. Of this number obly 200,000 are Germani.

The remainder are

Austrians

end most of them were captured during the oimpaign in Galios,

Cameron

A friend

$6.00

CHURCH SERVICES.

Mr. Tall & Mra. Wa

ling MA AO., FM, se

1.00 .80

7.60

a

HL Major General

Kelly List No. 48

10.00

Mr. James Walker...

$10.00

Mr. AJ, Stenvenson

5:00

Mr. W. Manuk”.

Mr. Jhan Tong

5,00 $5,00

Mesra R. Oliphant,

W. Bradbury, & G.

G, Green

4.00

$20.00

85,00 5.00 3:00

ember 15 we were continually progressing on all the front, eave her. north-west of Boissons, where we retreated 1,800-metras. The German offensive is actually broken up, and their defensive will

Coffin Maker Duped. shortly be the same.

Yau Yan-tang, manager of coffin mekers shop in Shanghai Zeppalias over Cromer.

Street, his complained to the Jan. 23, 15 a.m.Police that his foki went to collent Some Zeppelins passed over Cromer at 10.30 last evening, 505. He did eo, and absconded. List No 59: going inland.

Airships Going Souffi-East.

The body of a Chinese male, M.C.

[MA & F. M. Jan. 23, 1.20 a.m.

named Chi Tai, was cut down by 10. B.B. Some Zeppelins, number unknown, lashing sesrohlights, pro- the police yesterday from a bin- ceeded south-east from Cromer, where no bombs were dropped. The boo fence at the rear of the P.W. noise of the engines was first heard by cosatguards, and then by the D. workshop on the Praya East. military patrols. Electric lights and gay were immediately. The man who was hanging had

13:00 extinguished.

apparently committed suicide.

30.188.27 Survivors of the Sephir

Amount expended to Lamp Thefts, ~/ Chinese on a charge of stealing

Geo J. B. Bayer The Police have arrested a

14510th Jan. 15,

1,621:00 burners and chimneys from street Hon, Siretary & Treasurer,/

Balance in hand $512 27 lamps. They have also had for- The bila icein hand will barely clouce and there seems to be re- which is to be despatoked by next ther complaints of the same suffice to send the ocasignment crudecence of this form of petty Saturday's P, and Q, bist. Will larceny el

Victoria Theatre, u

the generous publio send in The me programme at the enable the Committee

further donations to the Fund to ia Theatre contains some periodical supplies

forward Alliet Forbes datihig

defenders the trend

14 Jan. 22 7.5 p.m. Resignation. Pis. 1. Turneris Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that the United States His Lordship end he would permitted toresign, dated 21. 1.15. Embassy at Constantinople annonces that ten persons were saved grant theorder, but if the Official Parades. Parades for Monday, from the submarine Saphir, which was mined in the Dardanelles Heceiver found that the assets 26th, instant, 5.15 pm: N.C.0.s were insufficient he could apply drill on the Cricket Ground.

The Pope and Neutrality, Reuter's correspondent at Rome says that the Pope, sitting in to have the order discharged. Remainder, nil.

Consistory, emphasised the Vatican's neutrality and its strenuous Detail Orderly Officer to-day efforts to alleviate the consequences of war: He invited all the Kowloon's New Public Pler, and to-morrow, Lieut. Wright; faithful to join in a great expiatory function to take It is notified for general infor- on 25th instant, Lieut. O. Smith, place in Europe on February 7, and elsewhere on March 21, mation that the Old Star Ferry Orderly Bergeant to-day and to Wharf at Tsim Sha Teni will morrow, Sargt, Crawford; on 25:h

A Russians at Thors.% A Petrograd communique states that the Russians continue to very interesting and henosforth be Fhown as "Tein nstant Bergt, Hogarty. To remain in close contact with the enemy towards Thorn. Eles where items, notably, "Blind She Trai Wharf and will, from furnish Guard to-night, No. 1 there was the customary cannonade. We noticed at Bakovina & four-part film, which tells the 23rd January 1915, be avail Section Artillery and Left Section Concentration of considerabla Austrian forces. able for public traffic in place of M. G. Co. to-morrow Centre the wharf hitherto in use, com- Section M. G. Co., on 25th instant monly known as the Police Pier, Civil Service Company.

St.John's Cathedral, Hongkong. -

Third Sunday after, Epiphany, 4th January, 1915, Holy Com- munion (8.5 aui) Matinm (11 am. Responses: l'erial. Vonite: Novello, Psalms of the 24th morning. To Deum: Russell, Junes, Pye. Benedictus: Trout- beck. Hymas: 76, 585, (1 597). Eversong (6,45 p.m.) (Full Chort.) Responses: Ferial. Psalms of the 24th evening. Magnificat: Caшidge (12th morning). Nunc Dimittis, Wesley. Hymns: 432, 220, 82 Sevenfold Amen. N.B.-Palm A19, verses 1, 2, 7, 8, 9-12. G.P

17, 22. Psalm 119, verses: 245 25, 29, 32 in unison. Hymn 81, verses I, and 4'in unison. Organ Recital on Monday, Feb. 8th,

at 5.30 p.m.

Union Church, Kennedy Road.- Ja.m. Hymns, 377, 613, 249, 227 6pm Hymns, 17, 270, 158,870; Freacher: Rev. J. Kirk Macon

St Andrew's Church, Kowloon

3rd Sunday after Epiphany 24th January, 1914, Holy Com munion at 8 am, & pm.. Madins 11 m. Responses Festal, Venita: Baroby: Palma asset. Te Deum St. Jude, Benediotus: Troutbeok Hymns!, 13; 126, 429 (Tune 365, A. and, M) (ist and last 4 verses). National Anthom." Evensong 6 1pm Hymn: 22 (Tine 200 A and M.) Responses: Ferial. Psalme asset, Meguilitat, Bamby D. XVIII Morn this Wood and in

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war so that

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the firint

prettily the key of & 8JP girl We sauk several sailing ships in the Black Sea. We burned the Orphan"-ile story of an artist

devotion and gratitude, and barracks and lighthouse at Rizg

model.

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My Russians Burn Barracks and Sink Ship.

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